The relationship between Mustaine and Metalica has been sour since Metallica fired him in 1983, but time heals all wounds and since reaching equal success with Megadeth, Mustaine says he'd love to put their musical talents together in a collaborative project. He's vowed he'll keep working on the Metallica frontman in hopes of persuading him to join in with him, Lars Ulrich (current and original drummer of Metallica), and Megadeth bassist David Ellefson. According to Mustaine, Hetfield never said no.
Personally I've seen both groups more than once and although I'm against Supergroups, they usually don't work (too many large egos on one stage), I don't see this as a bad idea. Metallica was the very first concert I ever saw and believe it or not they played at the Ocean Center back when large headliners booked arena gigs in this "small town" venue on February 11, 1989. From what I remember, it was awesome! They clicked back then before they went mainstream commercial. Jason Newstead on bass drove that reverb straight through you while meshing with Ulrich's double bass drum, Kirk Hammett's shredding riffs, and Hetfields monster vocals. It worked, and it worked well.
Megadeth just recently performed at the Hardrock, downtown Disney, which I had the pleasure of attending, also a hell of a show. Mustain is an extremely talented musician / song writer. Together this could be a driving force. So we'll wait, fingers crossed, and see.
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